When I was a kid, I wanted to be an Olympic skier. I wanted to have a name like Picabo Street and win a gold medal. I grew up skiing in the Midwest, which surprisingly does produce several Olympic ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Modern, conventional wisdom has eschewed the telemark-specific ski. To ...

With innovative new equipment and a revitalized subculture, telemark has entered its modern era. But a ...

In 1978, a book on telemark skiing was released that would forever change the sport. Exploring technique as much as the coalescing free-heel philosophy, Cross-Country Downhill and Other Nordic ...

The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) announced that they have officially named the Mt. Telemark Village competition venue at the Birkebeiner Trail Head “The Carlson Competition Stadium.” ...

Every sport has its subcultures, and for skiing, it’s undoubtedly the wide world of telemarking. In fact, telemark skiing outdates alpine skiing by centuries. The sport has evolved tremendously over ...

A commentary on historical myopia in free-heel skiing. Like any subculture’s new guard, the modern telemark movement seems to have a quirky relationship with its history. Instead of prioritizing ...

In the early spring of 2021, at a time when telemark skiing was still experiencing a long-lived if soon to be concluded dormancy, a rare thing happened for the genuflecting turn. For the first time in ...